Level Occupational Safety and Health Data Analyst

About the Role

ERG is a research and consulting firm seeking curious, detail-oriented analysts to support national occupational safety and health programs by analyzing and classifying real-world workplace injury and illness data. This role directly supports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) efforts to understand injury and illness trends and improve worker safety across the U.S. This is an entry- to mid-level, full-time, fully remote position.

Key Responsibilities

• Review workplace injury, illness, and fatality records and apply standardized case-classification codes using the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS).
• Exercise thoughtful, independent judgment to accurately classify complex or ambiguous cases while maintaining speed and consistency.
• Draft brief, clear incident narratives that summarize the circumstances of each case in plain, concise language.
• Analyze work-related fatality, catastrophe, and severe injury or illness records.
• Assign case characteristic codes for each using the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS).
• Manage multiple work queues and deadlines while maintaining high quality and attention to detail.
• Collaborate regularly with team members and senior analysts for guidance, quality checks, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to documentation, process improvements, and evolving analytical practices over time.
• Partner daily with a supportive analyst team through Microsoft Teams.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint)
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in communications, health/environmental science, mathematics/statistics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail, with the ability to apply rules consistently.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
• Outstanding time-management and organizational skills.
• Experience or strong interest in data analysis, public health, occupational safety, epidemiology, or related fields.
• Willingness and ability to learn new software and technical skills as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with occupational health and safety and structured coding (e.g., OIICS, ICD coding). Training for OIICS version 3.03 coding will be provided.
• Experience with structured classification or coding systems (e.g., OIICS, ICD, or similar).
• Experience or coursework in data analysis or data management.
• Prior exposure to occupational health, injury or illness surveillance, or public health research.